Why does rental criteria matter—and should I document it in my Rent Perfect account?

Create and Manage Your Rental Criteria Settings Having clear rental criteria is essential for managing your properties effectively and staying compliant with Fair Housing laws. Well-defined criteria help maintain a professional, business-focused application process from the start. Each applicant investigation will generate a recommendation based on the rental criteria you’ve set in your Rent [...]

How do I create unique rental criteria for individual properties?

Different properties often require different rental criteria based on factors like rent amount, deposit requirements, and location. With Rent Perfect, you have the flexibility to customize rental criteria for each property address in your account. You can either use your account’s general default criteria or set unique criteria for individual properties as needed. (If no custom criteria are [...]

My applicant’s screening results are in—what does the recommendation mean, and what is an Individual Assessment?

Each application will be given a recommendation based on the landlords rental criteria settings in their Rent Perfect account. The landlord should make the final decision after considering the application as a whole and doing any necessary individual assessment. More details below on individual assessments. Recommendation “Approved” Approved means the applicant passed your criteria for credit [...]

How do I prepare a lease agreement for a tenant?

Creating an Online Lease Agreement with Rent Perfect: A Step-by-Step Guide With Rent Perfect’s Prepare Lease Wizard, you can easily generate a digital lease agreement and send a signing notification to invite your tenant to review and sign online using your preferred lease template. [...]

Should I share my rental criteria with applicants before they apply? How do I send it to them?

You can easily attach your rental criteria sheet to the application invite email sent to potential tenants. This ensures applicants understand the qualifications they need to meet before applying—helping to set expectations and save time. To view or update your default rental criteria settings for all properties in your account, click “Rental Criteria” on the home screen. If needed, you can also [...]